report by the iaea on the plan to discharge the treated water from the fukushima nuclear power plant. ever since, from the fukushima nuclear power plant. eversince, i from the fukushima nuclear power plant. ever since, i have been continuing my efforts in this regard, including in particular by visiting fukushima, where a number of important things happened. the first, i would say, was for me the opportunity to meet with 11 mayors of the region, of the prefecture there, near the plant. the chamber of commerce, the fishermen association and other local actors and people from the area. i felt that my direct contact with them was indispensable, was something i was keen on doing in order to do what i am doing with you here, but of course, with the added, i would say, ingredient of this being in contact with the people at the first lines of impact of whatever we do there. what happened in march 2011 there and the subsequent actions that have been taken by the japanese government f
the price of oil on international markets is not high enough for them. oil and energy leaders are gathering again today in vienna for the latest opec summit. the biggest and most powerful player saudi arabia started this week with the news it s extending its voluntary output cut of1 million barrels per day to august. russia is making a similar move. but these cuts are failing to boost energy prices. why? jonathan robinsonjoins me now to explain he is global power & energy research director at frost and sullivan. just talk us through our oil is at the moment. just talk us through our oil is at the moment. oil, despite the cuts in production, at the moment. oil, despite the cuts in production, oil at the moment. oil, despite the cuts in production, oil prices- cuts in production, oil prices have stayed relatively low in what we have seen historically in the past year, 1.5 years. there are a few specific reasons for that. chinese demand, industrial out would, increasing
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putin s surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mariupol devastated in the early months of the war. like all ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, i feel today a war criminal vladimir putin visited the scene of a crime he committed for several months. it s been 20 years since the us led coalition began its war in iraq to topple the dictator saddam hussein we ll assess the history. # i ll take the world apart to find a place for a peaceful heart. and the return of a 60s pops icon we hear from yusuf cat stevens, about music, faith and performing at glastonbury. hello and welcome to the progamme. switzerland s biggest bank ubs has agreed to take over its troubled rival credit suisse. the rescue deal follows a weekend of emergency talks between the two banks, after credit suisse saw its value plummet over the past week. banking regulators hope the deal will restore confidence to the financial markets. credit suisse had been caught up in the market uncertainty tri
ukraine condemns president putin s surprise visit to the russian occupied city of mariupol, devastated in the early months of the war. translation: like all ukrainians, translation: like all ukrainians, like - translation: like all ukrainians, like all- translation: like all - ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, ifeel that ukrainians, like all mariupol residents, i feel that today a war criminal, whose name is vladimir putin, visited the scene of a crime he committed several months. it s been 20 years since the us led coalition began its war in iraq to topple the dictator saddam hussein we ll assess the legacy. valencia s streets come to life for the five day fallas festival, celebrating the spanish city s culture, history and people. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk, on pbs in the us, and around the world. a weekend of emergency talks has concluded with switzerland s b